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Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 12 June 2024 01:10 CDT
Just a question.
Where do I create a backup directory so that Akeeba that does not produce a warning?
I can't put it in the default area.
I can't put it within the site root.
I can't put it outside the site root.
I can't put it outside of my web root. Or can I?
Where am I supposed to put it that will not generate a warning?
You can put it outside the site root, and that's the recommended way in our documentation. In fact, we tell you that the best place is a directory next to (not inside) your site's root. Why do you say you can't? Is it a misunderstanding, or do you mean something different?
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
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Forgive me, but it may be a misunderstanding. The documentation might have been a little confusing to me, and every time I attempt to establish a new location for the backup directories, I get a warning of some kind. I'll consider your response definitive and this issue resolved. Thank you for your patience.
Okay, here's why I wrote.
I'm attempting to establish the backup directory outside of my site root. Here's the message I get:
Note: This directory is outside your site's root. Its contents may be unreadable.
What does this mean, exactly?
All right, this is not an error, it's a reminder that on _some_ servers the directories outside the web root _may_ be unreadable. This is on servers which still use open_basedir restrictions instead of proper security. When that message was put in there, these hosts were about a quarter of all hosts out there. These days, they are more like 0.5% of hosts out there. Obviously, if you select the folder and it works your host isn't affected. So just go ahead and try it.
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!
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